Coating and stroking or decorating machine



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COATING .AND STROKING 0R DECORATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-3, 1911.

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I l -r- I I MA/mm ea P. PANOULIAS. COATING AND STROKING 0R DECORATINGM'ACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.3. 19H.

Patented Sept. 14,1920

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P. PANOULIAS.

COATING AND STROKING OR DECORATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-3,1911.

Patented Sept M, 1928 5 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG-3 19H- l figfifig Patented fiept. M 1928i,

5 SHEETSSHEET 5- UNETE COATING- AND STROKING OR DECORATING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 14, 1920.

Application filed August a, 1911. Serial No. 642,090.

To all'whom it may concern Be it known that I, PANAYIOTIS PANOU- LIAS, asubject of the King of Greece, residin at New York cit in the county ofNew ork and State of l. ew York, have invented certain new and usefulImprove ments in Coating and stroking or Decorating Machines, of whichthe following is a clear, full, and exact description.

The invention comprises a combined machine for coating and strokingconfectionery cores and the like, the object being to coat the cores andthereupon stroke the same in a superior manner. Thisend is attained by anovel organization of devices and by improvements in various featuresnot necessarily confined in their'use to the mechanism as an entirety,all of which will now be described and more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

The coating means embodied herein is of the flooding type, such asdisclosed in my Patent No. 685,790, dated November 5, 1901, and thestroking device employed is preferably of the kind covered gpnericallyby my Patent No. 663,359, dated ecember 4, 1900, improvements whereonhave been patented to me numbered 707,864 of August 25, 1902, 809,737 ofJanuary 9, 1906, 855,804 of June 4, 1907, and 1,148,793 of August 3,1915.

In the present invention these instrumentalities are combined in onemechanical organism, with endless traveling core supporting means bywhich the cores are carried under the flow and thence, before theirfreshly-formed coats have hardened and while resting on the coresupporting means, to positions where they are decorated by the strokingmeans, which latter may be and preferably is operated automatically toperform the stroke directly or indirectly from the source of powerdriving the core support, whereby the cores after being placed on thesupport are coated and then stroked, with economy of apparatus and spaceand increase in output and under conditions favoring the production of asuperior quality of goods. p

The stroking means is essentially a transverse device comprisingindividual stroking poitions or members adapted to contact with afreshly coated row of cores before the commencement of the strokingoperation, which is produced by raising the stroking device so as todraw from each core a string and by causing relative movement betweenthe devlce and the cores so that the strings are deposited upon the topsof the latter. Strokes made in this way have the desired appearance oforiginating in the coatings rather than of being purely applied; and asin my prior patents the decorations are preferably formed partly frommaterial lifted from the coatings on the cores and partly from addedmaterial supplied by the stroking devices, for which purpose the'contacting portions of the stroking device are preferably in the formof spoons orcups. In the present invention the spoons or contactingportions operate upon the cores while the same rest upon a conveyor ortraveling core support, means preferably of an automatic character beingprovided for moving the spoons upward at the proper times to drawtherefrom the strings, which break and fall upon the pieces to form thedecorations. In order to place a decoration across each piece, thecombination of a vertically movable stroking device and a horizontallymovable conveyer is suflicient, but as herein illustrated, I mayalsomove the spoons horizontally or across the cores when in theirelevated positions, whereby the strokes may be formed wholly duringperiods of rest of the conveyor 0r whereby fancy decorations may beproduced.

The endless core support, it is to be noted, travels intermittently orin a step-by-step manner. This mode of drive offers advantages withrespect to both the coating and stroking operations. Thus the cores maybe coated during a period of rest of the conveyor, permitting of theuses-of a smaller stream or streams of coating material and more preciseand effective control or" the operation than would be possible if thecores were coated while in motion. It also becomes possible to have thestroking means perform its operation or the first part thereof while thecores and the conveyor are stationary, in this way obtaining betterdecorations than may be produced by separating the spoons from the coresto draw the strings while the cores are in transit. Obviously thiscondition is fulfilled whether the conveyor remains stationarythroughout the stroke or whether it moves as soon as the spoons havebeen raised clear of the cores. In the former instance it is necessaryto carry the stroking spoons backward over the cores in order to depositthe strings across the same; in the lattercase the same result issecured by the forward movement of the conveyer following the raising ofthe stroking device. The particular timing of the operations is, ofcourse, a matter of appropriate proportioning and adjustment, and in theconstruction illustrated may be readily variedby changing the setting ofa shiftable elementin the train of driving connections.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention herein illustrated a seriesof the stroking devices are provided, and instead of having only suchmovement as is necessary to form and apply the decorations, are mountedand driven so as to travel in a circuit, the working stretch of which isover and parallel with the working stretch of the conveyer. In the saidembodiment, moreover, the drive of the chain of stroking devices isintermittent like that of the com veyer and substantially equal orslightly less in speed. This construction while not necessarilyessential has certain advantages,

more particularly that the spoons may be in contact with and steadyingthe cores while the latter are being coated, and remain in contact up tothe time when they are. moved upward to draw the decorating strings andform the stroke. The arrangement also permits the spoons to be carriedbeneath the flooding outlet of the elevated coating receptacle orhopper, in order to receive coating material therefrom; but as far asthis feature is concerned of supplying the stroking devices from thesame source as the downward flow wherein the cores arecoated, it will beapparent tothose skilled in the art that other equivalent arrangementsmay be resorted to with equal effect.

A special feature of the invention relates to the agitation of the coresupport, which has been found most important in coating machines of theflooding type. and which was disclosed in my Patent 685,790 aforesaid.The agitation of the cores during and after flooding is of great valuein securing a uniform, unbroken coat of good color and texture, withoutfeet Oi. \"ill611l&ll8, but would be a detriment to the strokingoperation because the stroking devices cannot properly perform theirfunction if the cores A soare in agitation whiie being decorated.cordiiigly i provide means whereby the endless core support is agitatedin a part of its working stretch which includes the coating region, butisheld against agitation at the region where the stroking takes place.

I Another feature affecting more particularly the stroking or decoratingfunction is the provision of means whereby the stroking devices orspoons, which, heretofore stated, adapted to hold additional cc ingmaterial form partly strings, are jarred, vibrated, or agitated while inaction, so as to cause the material to descend and to prevent prematurebreaking of the strings, whereby decorations of substantial length maybe produced.

Still another feature of the invention aims to prevent misplace'ment ofthe decorations on the pieces and comprises guides which are disposed insuch manner as to confine the cores laterally both while being coatedand agitated and later while being stroked thus positively insuringalinement of the cores with the stroking devices.

These and other features of the invention will become apparent as thespecification proceeds and will be more particularly pointed out in theclaims. Vhile the invention comprises a machine organized both to coatand stroke, itwill be understood that certain features in connectionwith the decoration of the pieces are not necessarily limited tocoating, and conversely certain features in respect to the coating arenot necessarilyv dependent upon the stroking.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown a specificzembodiment of myinvention hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1, is an end view of my specific form of machine ready foroperation.

Fig. 2, is a front elevation of the clamp forpaper or other substanceupon which the goods are delivered.

Fig. 3, is an end elevation of the clamp for paperor other substanceupon which the goods are delivered.

Fig. 4:, is a separate view of the mechanism for operating the coresupport and the stroking or decorating device shown on Fig. 1.

ig. 5 is a plan view of my specific form of machine. 4

Fig. 6 is portion of one construction of the core support.

Fig. 7 is a view of the coating, agitating and stroking or decoratingmechanism.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged view out the mechanism for opening and closing theblades which contain additional coating material for stroking ordecorating.

Fig. 9 is an end view of the feeding bar.

ig. 10 is a section. of the coating material conveyer.

Fig. 11 is a front elevation showing the stroking or decoratingmechanism in position for the coating operation.

Fig. 12 is a front elevation showing the. stroking or decoratingmechanism, its operating means and the blasting means.

13 is an enlarged view of the operatmeans of the stroking or decoratingmechanism shown on Fig. i.

is an enlarged view of the operatineans oi? the stroking or decorating..anism *1 on Fig. i in the position when the stroke or decoration isabout to be tank A- "containingthe coating material receptacle A and anouter frame B, surrounding the mechanism above the receptacle A, therebeing a space C between the outer tank A and the coating materialreceptacle A for the purpose .of holding water or other substance toregulate the temperature of the coating material. A are the supports onwhich the entire machine rests. A designates the means for withdrawingthe coating material from the receptacle In the coating materialreceptacle A I provide shafts A attached at their ends to suitablebearings on the inner surface thereof to guide the material conveyer 7hereinafter described through the coating material. The chains 5-5 byand between which the material conveyer 7 is carried,'pass at the bottombeneath sprockets on these shafts and at the top over sprockets 10,which latter aresecured by pins 11 to the shafts 6 and 6, locatedadjacent opposite sides of the upper art of the machine. 7 are crossbars held y the chains 5-5 and extending transversely through thematerial conveyer 7 to support and stiffen the latter. 8, 8, arescrapers held by the bars 9,9, to discharge the coating material fromthe surfaces of the conveyor into the hopper 12, suspended from bars 14and having in its bottom an opening or openings 15 closed by a plate 17having openings 16. As shown in Fig. 11, the scrapers 8, 8 are disposedbetween the shafts 6 and 6, and engage the conveyer 5 on both sidesthereof, so as to scrape therefrom the material adhering to both sidesthereof. Tfie material from the hopper may be distributed through aperforated plate or screen instead of through the openings 15 of thehopper and the openings 16 of the plate 17. I also place a screen 13 inthe hopper 12. The blower placed over the core support 32 (moreparticularly hereinafter described) has an inlet 18, a chute 19, a.discharge outlet 20 and an adjustable means 21 for regulating the flowof air. The blower serves the purpose not only of removing bubbles andwrinkles which form upon the cores but by means of its adjustable means21 regulates the flow of air on to the spaced plates 36 carried by theconveyer, preferably at the sides thereof thereby agitating the coresupport when it is not desirable to use the agitator frame which is alsoprovided. Vibration is transmitted from the plates 36 to the variousport-ions of the 0011- veyer by means of cross-connections, of

which one, namely the bar 33, is illustrated in Fig. 5; or, as indicatedin Fig. 6, the con- Veyer may be formed of crossing strands of wire,whereby vibration is transmitted throughout its transverse extent. Saidagitator frame which is used when heavy coating material is used and aheavy coating is desired is composed of an agitator arm 24.-

which ends in a plate 22 operated by ratchets 23 fixed on a revolvingshaft 25. Said agitator frame is also provided with dogs 26 and setscrews 27 .to adjust the agitation.

The agitator arm 24 is at the end thereof opposite the plate 22 securedto an arm 29 pivoted on the bars 30-by means of the pin 28. Saidagitator frame has cross bars 24 which come in contact with the coresupport 32, thus agitating the same. By removing said cross-bars, theagitation of the core-support 32 is prevented, without interfering withthe action of the plate 22 in pushing up the coating material againstthe bottoms of the cores. The agitation of the plate 22 causes thecoating material which falls upon it to bepushed up against the bottomsof the cores thus thoroughly coating them.

In order to regulate the agitation of the core support so that it may beagitated in part and held against agitation in another part I provideone or more rollers 31, located at a height above the plane of the coresupport 32, and revoluble on a shaft 31 disposed between and carried bythe bars 30,

at the top thereof. The core support 32 is preferably constructed ofwires or other similar flexible material having one or more springs 31throughout their length fastened to a bar or bars 33, the entire supportbeing moved by chains 35 or other similar means passing around therollers 44:, -15 and 46. around which said Wires 32 also pass.

In order to obviate the diiiiculties expe-- rienced by reason of themisplacement of cores during agitation I provide the spacing device 37.This device preferably comprises a plurality of parallel wires extendinglengthwise over the conveyer 32 and spaced apart at suitable distancesto confine the cores to the desired lines of travel. Means are providedfor regulating this spacing, and to this end'I preferably secure thewires adjacent their opposite ends'to pins forming parts of obliquelydisposed fingers 39 which are mounted by pivots +11 on stationary parts38 of the machine. The fingers 39 at one end are connected by springs 12with stationary pins or anchorages 13, while those at the opposite-endare connected by continuations of the guide wires with a winding shaft40. As will be apparent from Fig. 15 the springs 12 tend to swing thefingers 39 in one direction while the wind ing shaft 11) nlay beoperatedto swing them in the reverse direction. the result of the movement ofthe pivoted fingers being to cause the opposite sides of the guidechannels defined by the wires 37 to be spaced nearer or farther apart,as the case may be. It will be understood, of course, that suitablemeans are provided for normally holding the winding shaft againstturning backward under the pull of the springs.

The stroking or decorating mechanism is carried by a guide framecomprising brackets 54-54 adjacent opposite sides of the machine. Thesebrackets are united in pairs by transverse rods 55 and are suspendedfrom chains 56 with freedom for swinging movement, by means of pivots58, which latter hingedly unite lugs 57 on certain links of the chainwith extensions 59 on the tops of the brackets 5454. The guide framecarries stroking devices, preferably in the nature of spoons ormechanical thumbs 77, which are fastened to bars 60, on the ends ofwhich are fixed cylindrical sleeves 61 to operate in the slots 54 of thebrackets 54, the extremities of these cylindrical portions being formedwith grooved collars 62 adapted to pass through actuating guides 63.These cam guides are carried at the otherwise free extremities of arms66 which are pivoted at their other extremities, as at 65, to collars 71fast on the shaft 64 rotatably mounted in plates 72, 72 carried by themachine side-frames B, These pivots permit of sidewise movement of thespoons if desired. When the decorating operation is to be performedautomatically the cam 68 moves the handle 66 which carries the roller67. The cam 68 has one or more projections or teeth 69 which byengagement; with the roller 67 push the cam guides 63-63 upward raisingand lowering the bell-6O to which the spoons or mechanical thumbs 77 areattached. By thus raising and dropping the spoons through a shortdistance at the time of effecting th. stroke the material in the spoonsis compelled to descend to enter into the composition of the stringswhich the spoons draw from the coatings on the cores. In this way strongstrings are produced and premature breaking thereof is avoided, so thatdecorations of any desired extent may be produced. Manifestly thejarring or vibration of the spoons while in the act of stroking may beprolonged by multiplying the number of projections 69, or the effect maybe produced by other equivalent mechanical devices. Upon the furtherrotation of the shaft 95 the long finger 70 bears against the roller 67and raises the latter and the spoons upward sufiiciently to clear thetops of the candies. Depending upon the formation of the finger or cam70, the spoons may be merely moved upward, or in addition may also becarried in their elevated positions horizontally across the tops of thecandies, as permitted by the horizonprincipal object of this invention.

handle 66 may also be moved sidewise manually, mechanica1ly orautomatically with- .out regard to the cam 68. In order to return thecam guides 63-63 which are fastened on the bar 6666 to their properposition to receive another bar 60 carrying spoons 77 to perform thestroking or decorating operation on another row of cores, I provide aspring 73, attached to the handle 66 as shown on Figs. 12 and 13 by aprojection 74. It will be understood that this spring normally holds thehandle against a suitable stop.' To prevent bar 60, carrying the spoons77, from returning to the cam guides 6363 before the guide frames arecarried upward on the chains 5656, I provide a hinged dog 75 which ispressed by a spring 76. The bars 60 may be automatically returned to thebottom of the slots 64 in any suitable manner. In this instance, I haveshown one desirable form, which comprises an inclined cam-bar 62disposed substantially above the point where the cores 80 are inovedonto the core-support 32, and adjacent the chains 56-56 at the lowestpoint in'the descent thereof, as shown in Fig. 7. As the chains 5656approach the'lowest point inthe descent thereof, the pulleys 62, or therollers 61, successively engage the cam-bar 62, and the bars 60 arethereby successively and automatically returned to their lowest positionin the cam-slots 54". From this point onward through the hori- -zontalworking stretch the brackets 54 are held against swinging movement onthe chains 56 by means of straight tracks 62, on which the extensions 59slide in the manner shown in Fig. 12.

For,the purpose of holding additional coating material for use whendesired in the stroking or decorating of the cores 80, I provide'bars 78for holding plates 79. In

in vertical engagement with the spoons 77 and constitute movable gatesfor holding coating material within the spoons 77. The material issupplied to said spoons when, in the travel thereof, they come under thedischarge-mouth of the trough 12, a portion of the coating materialfalling through the perforated bottom thereof falling into said spoons,and a portion on the cores 80, as will be understood by glancing atFig.7. The bar 60 carries, preferably toward each end the normalposition of these plates, they'are fast pulleys B thereof, forkedmembers 84 (see more particularly Fig. 8). To the free end of one of theforks of each member one end of an arm 7 8 is pivoted, as at 83, theother end whereof is rigidly secured to the bar 78. To the free end ofthe other fork of said member 84 is secured a pin 84. A spring 81 iscarried by each of the forked members 84, in proximity to the pins 83,84, and the curved extension of said spring is engageable with the bar78 to hold the same in elevated position, with the gates 79 open. Thebar 78 is provided, preferably at one or both ends thereof, with adepending, inclined finger 85, and with an upward-projecting finger 87.Arranged in the path of movement of the finger 85 is a stationarytripper 86 disposed toward the end of the lower horizontal travel of thechains 56,56 (see Fig. 7). The tripper is, in this instance, as shown,in the form of a horizontally-disposed pin. As the spoons 77 commencetheir horizontal travel directly over the core-support or bed 32, thebars 78 are disengaged from the spring-extensions 82, as shown towardthe left-hand end of Fig. 7, and remain in such position until,in thecourse of their travel, they contact with the tripper 86, which rocksthe arm 7 8 on its-pivot 83, thus opening the gates 79, andsimultaneously raises the bars 78 into locking engagement with thespringextensions-82, asshown toward the righthand end of Fig. 7 Arrangedin the path of travel of the finger 87, near the top of the machine, isa stationary tripper 88, having a beveled end 88. It will be obviousthat, when the finger ".87 rides into engagement with the beveled end 88of the tripper 88, in the travel of the bar 78, as propelled by thechains 5656, said beveled end 88 will force the bars 78 out ofengagement with the spring-extensions 82, whereupon the bars 78 drop, bygravity, into vertical engagement with the spoons 77. 89 is a cam havinga roller 90 fastened on the cam 68 by a screw 91 in a slot 92. 93 arefour arms fastened on shaft 94 to be operated by the cam 89. In this waythe core support and the chain of the stroking devices are driven in astep-by-step manner.

The machine is represented as driven by a belt B which is engageablewith loose and and B, the shaft of which is journaled in a bearing BThis shaft bears a sprocket wheel B and a bevel gear 51. The sprocketwheel B drives a sprocket chain 100, which in turn drives a sprocketwheel 13 fast on the shaft 25. Another sprocket wheel 13* on the saidshaft 25 drives a chain 101, which in turn drives a sprocket wheel Bfast on the shaft 95 which carries the cams 68 and 89. The cam 89, asheretofore explained, operates the arms 93 on the shaft 94. In this wayintermittent movement is imparted to a chain 97 which passes is unitedwith a stepped pulley 48. "A belt 49 connects this pulley with anotherstepped pulley 47, which is fast on the shaft'6 of the material-carryingbelt 7. 104 is a shaft 'carrying fast thereon a roller 110 provided witha ratchet 109. Loosely mounted onthe shaft 104 is an arm 108 carrying apawl 108' engaging 'the ratchet 109. Pivotally connected with one end ofthe arm 108 is oneend of a pitman 107, pivoted at the opposite end to abell crank lever 106, which is ada ted to be actuated by an arm 105 onthe sha t 95. The connection between the pitman 107 and the bell cranklever ismade adjustable by means of a slot, as indicated in Fig. 1 sothat the throw of the pawl 108 maiy be varied.

he roller 110 moves the endless delivery apron111, carrying sheets ofpaper or other suitable material on which the cores are delivered afterthe stroking or decorating operation. 113 is a bar fastened on theendless delivery apron 111 by flexible material 114 which bar 113 claspsthe paper or other suitable material 112 between the flexible material114 and presses it against the delivery apron 111 passing through aguide 115, and releases the same at the end 116 of the guide 115 so thatthe bar loosened from the guide will unfold the paper leaving the sameon the table with the cores upon it and that the paper with the coresmay be removed on to the plaque or table 117, leaving the delivery fromwhich the paper or other suitapron,

able material with the coated cores is released, to pass over therollers 118 and 119 under the plaque or table 117. 120 is a spring whichkeeps the ratchet 108 always ready for another revolution. 121 is theside frame of the delivery apron mechanism. 122 is the bar which inconjunction with a table the supportfor the cores on the feeding detioninthe guide frame 5454 at the for to the curve 124.

vice shown in Figs. 7 and 9. 128 is a handle attached to the bar 129from which the pushers 131 are flexibly suspended by the springs 132.

124 is a curved metal deflector which guides cold air in the directionthe candies are traveling on the delivery apron and prevents it frompassing on to the core support where the stroking or decorating1nechanism is being operated. 124. is the metal sheet which ends in thecurve 124. 125 is a' metal sheet which ends in a narrow opening andguides the air along the metal sheet 12 1 125 is the opening by means ofwhich the air enters.

In operation the machine is placed in the position shown in Fig. 1 withthe feeding device shown in Fig. 9 placed at the forward end of themachine as shown in Figs. 5 and 7. The cores having been placed on thepin bars 126 between the pin bars 127 are projected on to the.coresupport 32 by pushing the handles 128"--128 forward thus causing the bar129 in the slot 130 to move forward with the flexibly suspended pushers131 connected to the bar 129 by .the springs 132; and are pushed againstthe spoons or mechanical thumbs 77 which are held in posiward end'of thecore support 32. Power having been applied to the machine and thecoating material tank A having been filled with coating material of theproper con sistency, the cam 89 revolves the cams 93 which are fastenedon the shaft 94.- causing approximately a one-half revolution of theshaft 96, and the shaft 102 which in turn revolve the gear 52-52 andcause a onehalf revolution of the shaft 1()3-103 which moves the spoonso'r'mechanical thumbs 77 from the position at the forward end of thecore support 32 under or slightly past the flow of coating materialfalling from the hopper 12 at the same time moving the core support 32with the same or a little greater speed in the same direction. Thismovement serves to bring the row of cores under the downward flow ofchocolate by which they are coated. By making the roller 46 a littlelarger, the speed of the core support 32 may be increased as desired. Bymaking the speed of the core support slightly greater than the speed atwhich the stroking devices are driven, a contact between the cores andstroking devices is insured throughout their travel together, includingthe period of coating and extending up to the time when the strokingdevices are raised'to draw the decorating strings from the coatingcourse. The cams 93 are again revolved by the cam 89 and the sameoperation is performed on another descending row of spoons or mechanicalthumbs 77 and at the same time the row which had passed under the flowof coating material is carried farther and under the blast from theopening 20 of the shaft 19 of the blower, the core support 32 moving inthe same direction at the same time. The movement of the spoons ormechanical thumbs 77 carried by their guides 54-54 on the chains 5656 isintermittent during the operation of the machine as is also thesimultaneous movement of the core support 32.

' The chains 5-5 carrying the coating material conveyer 7 supported bythe rods 7 are in motion by the'revolution over the shaft 6 which isrevolved by the pulleys 47 and 48 and by the bevel gears 50 and 51 andby the belt 49 as shown on Fig. 5. The revolution of the chains 55continuously conveys coating material from the tank A between thescrapers 88 from which it falls into the hopper 1-2 throughthe screen13, and is then distributed over the cores through the openings 15 and16. While the same is being distributed over the cores the shaft 25 isrevolving the ratchet 23 forcing the dog 26 against the screw 27fastened to the plate 22 at the end of the agitator arm 24 causing it toagitate and forcethe coating material against the bottom of the core 80and at the same time causing the core support 32 to agitate from theroller 45 to the roller 31 which stops the agitation between it and theroller 44. By removing the bars 24 2.4: the agitation of the coresupport 32 is prevented without interfering with the mechanism forcoating the bottoms of the core. When agitation of the core support 32is thus prevented it may be supplied by means of the blasts from theopening 20 of the shaft 19 of the blower against the intermittent plates36 at the sides of the core support 32 as shown on Fig. 5. After thesuc- 54". The spoons or mechanical thumbs 77 I having been in contactwith the coated cores will draw from each of the coated cores a stringof the coating material, which breaks and falls back upon the candy. Ifthe guide slot 54* is shaped to draw them vertically only, the stringwill follow the vertical travel and form the decoration upon the core asthe core travels horizontally thereunder. When a stroke or decoration isdesired in some particular design mechanism may be connected with thehandle 66 on the pivot 65 to move it sidewise through the guide slot 54in any direction so as to carry the spoons 77 and draw the string inthat direction and form the desired design. To make a heavier orstronger stroke or decoration the plates 7 9 are provided to containadditional coating material and to discharge the same when the stroke ordecoration is being made. The additional coating material is suppliedfrom the hopper 12. These plates 79 are operated by means of the cam 85which opens them and the cam 87 which closes them at the proper time.After the cores have been stroked or decorated they pass from the coresupport 32 to the delivery apron 111 on paper orother suitable material112 over the plaque or table 123, until they come to the opening 116 ofthe guide 115 where the bar 113 is opened and the paper or othermaterial 112 passes to the table or plaque 117, leaving the deliveryapron 111 to pass around the rollers 119 and 118 and around the roller110. The delivery belt is moved by the roller 110 which is revolved bythe pawl 108 and the ratchet 109 and by the cam 105 and the bell crank106 which are adjusted to workin unison with the stroking or decoratingmechanism and the core support 32, thus causing the cores to be evenlyand compactly deposited and discharged.

In carrying out this invention, details of construction may be variedfrom those shown, and yet the essence of the invention be retained; someparts might be employed without others, and new features thereof mightbe combined with elements old in the art in diverseways, althoughtheherein described type is regarded as embodying substantialimprovements over such modifications.

As .-1y changes could be made in the above construction, and manyapparently widely different embodiments of the invention could be madewithout departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawingsshall be interpreted in an illustrative and not in a limiting sense,

It is furthermore desired to be understood that the language-used in thefollowing claims is intended to cover all the generic and specificfeatures of the invention herein described, and all statements of thescope of the invention which as a matter of language might be said tofall therebetween.

I claim as my invention:

1. A machine for coating and decorating candy cores comprising, incombination, a

traveling core support, means thereover for candy cores comprising, incombination, a

receptacle for delivering'a downward flow of coating material, anendless belt core support arranged to travel therebeneath, and acontacting stroking device comprising individual contacting portionsadapted to operate upon the freshly-coated cores at a further stage inthe travel of the said support.

3; candy cores comprising, in combination, coating means adapted todeliver a downward flow of coating material,- stroking means, travelingcore'supporting means in operative relation to said coating and strok=ing means, and means for advancing while the latter remain upon theirsupporting means.

4. A machine for coating and decorating candy cores comprising, incombination, means for delivering a downward flow of coating material,core conveying means, stroking devices adapted to contact with thecoated cores on said core conveying means and to draw from each a stringof coating material, and means for automatically removing said strokingdevices from the coated cores while the latter remain'on thecore-conveying means, to perform the stroke. I

5. A machine for coating and decorating candy cores comprising, incombination, coating means adapted to deliver a downward flow of coatingmaterial over the cores, a substantially horizontally travelingconveyer, stroking means comprising individual contacting means adaptedto contact with the coated cores on said conveyer, and mechanism formoving said stroking means up A machine for coating and decorating 7. Amachine for coating and decorating I candy cores comprising, incombination, endless traveling conveying means, means for delivering adownward flow of coating material over cores carrier by said conveyer,stroking means comprising a transverse row of devices adapted to contactwith the freshly coated cores in order to draw from each an attachedstring and to contain additional coating material to enter ,saidstrings. and means for operating said stroking means to perform thestroke while the coated cores remain on the conveying means.

8. In candy decorating apparatus, the combination of a conveyer adaptedto carry coated cores, a stroking device comprising mdividual contactingportions adapted to contact with the coated cores on said conveyer, andmechanism for moving said stroking device upward from the cores whileremaining on the conveyer in order to draw from each an attached string.

9. In candy decorating apparatus, the combination of a conveyer adaptedto carry coated cores, a stroking device comprising individualcontacting portions adapted to contact with the coated cores on saidconveyer, and mechanism for moving said stroking device upward from thecores while remaining on the conveyer and also across the same in orderto draw from each an attached string.

10. In candy decorating apparatus, an endless support for the piecesto'be decorated, stroking means adapted to contact with the pieces onthe said support and to be moved upward to draw therefrom attachedstrings of coating material, and driving means for said support adaptedto advance the same step by step.

11. A machine for coating and decorating candy cores, comprising anendless conveyer for the cores, means for supplying a downward flow ofcoating material thereover, and means for agitating the conveyer, in aportion of its working stretchcomprising the region where the coating isaccomplished, in combination with means operative to decorate the coatedcores at an other region, and means for preventing vibration of theconveyer at the latter region.

12. A machine for coating and decorating candy cores, comprising anendless conveyer for the cores, means for supplying a down ward flow ofcoating material thereover, and means for agitating the conveyer in aportion of its working stretch comprising the region where the coatingis accomplished, in combination with stroking means adapted to contactwith the coated cores, mechanism for moving the stroking means upwardfrom the coated cores in order to draw from each an attached string ofthe coating material to be deposited over the top thereof, and means forholding the conveyer against vibration where this action takes place.

13. Candy decorating apparatus comprising a contacting stroking deviceadapted to hold additional coating material, combined with mechanism forjarring said device at the time of the stroke.

14. Candy decorating apparatus comprising spoons adapted to contact withthe coated cores and to hold additional material for the attachedstrings which are drawn from and over the cores, and means for jarringor vibrating the spoons while performing their function in order toinsurethe descent of the additional coating material to prolong thestrings.

15. In candy decorating apparatus, the combination with contactingstroking spoons adapted to hold additional coating material to form thedecorations, and a conveyer for the coated cores, of means for jarringor vibrating said spoons during the formation of the decorations so asto insure long strings.

16. Candy decorating app-a. 'atus, comprising a conveyer, stroking meanscomprising a transverse row of individual stroking members, and meansfor guiding pieces on the conveyer in relation to the stroking means.

17. A machine for coating and decorating candy cores, comprising meansfor delivering a downward flow of coating material, traveling coresupporting means, stroking means, and means for laterally guiding thecores through the flow and while being stroked.

18. In candy decorating apparatus, the combination of a travelingsupport for the pieces to be decorated, stroking devices, and mechanismfor causing said stroking devices to travel in a circuit, one portion ofwhich is above and parallel with the travel of the pieces on theconveyer.

19. In candy decorating apparatus, the combination of an endless supportfor the pieces to be decorated, an endless series of stroking devices,and means for driving said support and series of stroking devicessubstantially in unison and With their working stretches in parallelism.I

20. In candy decorating apparatus, the combination of an endless supportfor the pieces to be decorated, an endless chain of stroking devicesarranged to travel over and with the working stretch of the conveyer,and suitable means for driving the conveyer and chain of strokingdevices.

21. In candy decorating apparatus, the combination with a support forthe pieces to be decorated and means for producing an advancing movementof the support, of an endless chain of stroking devices and means fordriving the same through a. working stretch in the same direction as theadvancing movement of the said support.

22. In candy decorating apparatus, the combination of an endless supportfor the pieces to be decorated, an endless series of stroking devices.and mechanism for driving said support and series of stroking devicesintermittently and substantially in unison.

23. In candy decorating apparatus, the combination of an endless drivensupport for the pieces to be decorated, an endless series of strokingdevices, and means for causing said stroking devices to advance incontact with the pieces on the conveyer.

2 1-. In *andy decorating apparatus, the

combination of an endless carrier, a series of stroking devices thereon,means for-drivlng said carrier, and means for moving said strokingdevices relatively to the carrier to produce the stroke.

25. In candy decorating apparatus, the combination of a support for thepieces to be decorated, means for producing an advancing movement of thesame, a stroking device, and mechanism for advancing said device incontact with the pieces on the support in the same direction as thesupport and thereafter separating the same from the pieces to draw thestrings therefrom.

26. In a machine for coating and decorating candy cores, the combinationof a core support, means for advancing the same, means for delivering adownward flow of [coating material over cores on said support,

a stroking device adapted to hold additional coating material, and meansfor passing said device beneath thecoating flow.

27. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery cores, atraveling core support, means for supplying a downward flow of coatingmaterial over cores on said support, and decorating means adapted totravel with the core support and to contact with the cores during thecoating thereof.

28. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery cores, a coresupport, means for delivering a downward flow of coating material overcores on the support, a stroking device adapted to contact with thecores in the flow, means for advancing the core support and the strokingdevice from the flow with the stroking device maintained in contact withthe cores until raised to produce the stroke.

29. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores,core-supporting means traveling along a linear path, and core-decoratingmeans also traversing a linear path and moving in the same direction asthe core-supporting means.

30. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores, coresupporting means traveling along a linear path, and core-decoratingmeans contacting with the cores on the coresupporting means, and alsotraversing a linear path and moving in the same direction as thecore-supporting means.

31. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery cores, coresupporting means traveling'along a linear path, and

core-decorating means also traversing a linear path and moving in thesame direction as the core-supporting.means, and operable to draw astring of coating material up over the cores on said core-supportingmeans,

32. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery cores, coresupporting means traveling along a linear path, coredecorating meansalso traversing linear path and moving in the same direction as thecore-supporting means, and means antomatically operable, at apredetermined point in thetravel of said core-decoratingmeans, to causethe same to draw a string of coating material up over the cores on saidcore-supporting means.

33. In a machine for coating confectionerycores, travelingcore-supporting means, and a vibratory device having a part adapted topress the coating material up under the cores and a part adapted toagitate the core support, the latter part'being adapted to be placed outof action.

34. In a machine for coating confectionerycores, travelingcore-supporting means, and combined means for pressing thecoatingmaterial up. under the cores during the coat ing operation andfor vibrating said coresupporting means, comprising: arms extendinglongitudinally of said core-supporting means and carrying, at theirends, a bottoming plate extending transversely of saidcore-supporting-means, and removable bars tated section of saidcore-supporting means, i

to cause them to perform the core-decorating operation.--

36. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores,traveling core-suportin means core-decoratin means travb 3 b ersing alinear path and moving in the same direction as the core-supportingmeans and contacting With the cores on the latter, agitating meansaffecting a limited area or section of said core-supporting means, meansfor applying coating-material to said cores while traveling on theagitated section of said core-supporting means, and means actuating thecore-decorating means, while the cores are on the non-vibratory ornon-agitated section of said core-supporting means, to cause them toperform the core-decorating operation. 1

37. In a machine for coating and decorat ing confectionery cores, coreSlllilQOitll'lg means traveling along a linear path, coredecoratingmeans also traversing a linear 1 path. and moving in the same dlrectlonas to raise the latter initially upward and then horizontally, to effectthe core-decorating operation.

38. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores,core-supporting means traveling along a linear path, coredecoratingmeans also traversin a linear path and moving in the same direction asthe core-supporting means and contacting with the cores thereon, meansoperable, at a predetermined point in the travel of said.core-decorating and contacting means, to raise the latter initiallyupward and then horizontally, to effect the core-decorating operation,and automatic means for returning said core-decorating and contactingmeans to their original position after movement thereof to effect thecore-decorating operation. I

39. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores,core-supporting means traveling along a linear path, means for supplyingcoating material to the cores on the core-supporting means, andcoredecorating means traversing a linear path and moving in the samedirection as the, core-supporting means and shaped to hold additionalcoatin material.

40. In a. machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores,core-supporting 'meanstraveling along a linear path, means for supplyingcoating material to the cores on the core-supporting means, andcoredecorating means traversing a linear path and moving in the samedirection as the core-supporting means and shaped to hold additionalcoating material, and including movable gates, which, when opened, dumpsaid additional coating material.

41. In amachine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores,core-supporting means traveling along a linear path, means for supplyingcoating material to the cores on the core-supporting means,core-decorating means traversing a linear path and mov- 'ing in the samedirection as the core-supporting means and shaped to hold addi tionalcoating material, and including movable gates, which, when opened, dumpsaid additional coating material; and means for automatically openingsaid gates at p edetermined intervals.

42. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores,core-supporting means traveling along a linear path, means for supplyingcoating material to the cores on the core-supporting means,core-decorating means traversing a linear path and moving in the samedirection as the cores'upporting means and shaped to hold additionalcoating material, and including movable gates, which, when opened, dumpsaid additional coating material and means for automatically opening andclosing said gates at predetermined intervals.

1 ,ssaeee '43. In a machine for coating confectionery cores, a flexiblesupport for the, cores carrying longitudinally thereof a series ofspaced plates, and means for directing an air-blast on said plates,successively, to cause vibration or agitation of said core-support.

44. In a machine for coatin' confectionery cores, a flexible support orthe cores carrying, longitudinally thereof, a series of spaced,imperforate members, and means for directing an air-blast on saidmembers, successively, to cause vibration or agitation of saidcore-support.

45. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores, atraveling coresupport, guiding-wires for the cores on said core-support,said guiding-wires being disposed longitudinally of said core-support,at the sides thereof, and being adjustable toward and away from eachother, and means for effecting simultaneous adjustment of said wires.

46. In a machine for decorating and coating confectionery cores, coresupporting means traversing a linear path, core-decorat ing means alsotraversing a linear path and in the same direction as saidcore-supporting means, and automatic means for causing saidcore-decorating'means, at apredetermined point in their travel, to rideup, over and across'the cores on said core supporting means, to effectdecoration of said cores, said automatic means permitting thecore-decorating means to be moved, in said decorating operation, in anydirection, horizontally.

47. In a machine for decorating and coating confectionery cores, coresupporting means traversing a linear path, and coredecorating means alsotraversing a linear path and moving in the same direction as 105 saidcore-supporting means, said core-deco rating means comprisingspoon-shaped corecontacting members.

48. In a machine for decorating and coating confectionery cores, coresupporting no means traversing a linear path, and coredecorating meansalso traversing a linear path-and moving in the same direction as saidcore-supporting means, said core-decorating means comprising an endlessseries of 115 spoon-shaped core-contacting members.

49. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores,traveling core-supporting means; core-decorating members traveling withthe cores on the core-support- 12o ing means; shafts from which saidmembers are suspended; and supporting brackets having cam guide-slots inwhich said shafts are movable.

50. In a machine for coatin r and decorat- 125 ing confectionery-cores,trave ing core-supporting means; core-decorating members traveling withthe cores on the core-supporting means; shafts from which said membersare suspended; supporting-brackets having 130 cam guide-slots in whichsaid shafts are movable; and endless chains carrying said brackets.

51. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores,traveling core-supporting means; core-decorating members traveling withthe cores on the core-supporting means; shafts from which said membersare suspended; supporting-bracketshaving cam guide-slots in which saidshafts are movable; and means for automatically moving said shafts insaid guide cam-slots at a predetermined period in the travel of saidmembers.

52. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery cores, coresupporting means traversing a linear path, core-decorating meansincluding gates also traversing a linear path and movinn in the samedirection as the core-supporting means and shaped to hold additionalcoating material, said gates when closed, preventing dumping of saidadditional coating material, movable members supporting said gates,afinger carried by said members, and tripping means arranged in the pathof movement of said finger and contacting therewith, at a predeterminedpoint in the travel of said core-decorating means, to open said gates.

53. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionerycores, coresupporting means traversing a linear path, core-decorating meansincluding gates also traversing a linear path and moving inthe samedirection as the core-supporting means and shaped to hold additionalcoating material, said gates when closed, preventing dumping of saidadditional coating material, movable members supporting said gates, afinger carried by said members, tripping means arranged in the ath ofmovement of said finger and contacting therewith, at a predeterminedpoint in the travel of said core-decorating means, to open said gates, asecond finger carried by said members, and a second tripping meansarranged in the path of movement of said second finger and contactingtherewith, at a predetermined point in the travel of saidcore-decorating means, to close said gates.

54. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores,traveling core-supporting means; an endless series of coredecoratingmembers; shafts carrying said members supporting-brackets for saidshafts having cam-slots engaged by said shafts; endless traveling chainscarrying said brackets; and means for causing said shafts to move insaid cam-slots to of the cores. comprising; 'am-means disposed in thepath of movement of said shafts and provided with cam-ways through whichsaid shafts pass, at a predetermined point in their travel. and meansfor automatically actuating said cam-means, while the shafts effectdecorationare traveling through the cam-Ways thereof, whereby to movethe shafts in the said camslots of said supporting-brackets.

55. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores,traveling core-supporting means; an endless series of coredecoratingmembers; shafts carryingsaidv members; supporting brackets for saidshafts having cam-slots engaged by said shafts; endless traveling chainscarrying said brackets; and means for causing said shafts to move insaid cam-slots to effect decoration of the cores, comprising: pivotedcam-means disposed in the path of movement of said shafts and providedwith camways through which said shafts pass, at a predetermined pqint intheir travel, and means for automatically actuating said cammeans, whilethe shafts are traveling through the cam-ways thereof, whereby to movethe shafts in the said cam-slots of said supporting-brackets.

56. In a machine for coatin and decorating confectionery-cores, traveing core-supporting means; an endless series of coredecorating members;shafts carrying said members; supportingbrackets for said shafts havingcam-slots engaged by said shafts; endless traveling chains carrying saidbrackets; means for causing said shafts to move in said cam-slots toeffect decoration of the cores, comprisingcam-means disposed in the pathof movement of said shafts and provided with cam- 'ays through whichsaid shafts pass, at a predetermined point in their travel, and meansfor automatically actuating said cam-meagasi'while the shafts are t'aveling througli' 'the' cam-waysthereo whereby to move the shafts inthe sai dzca'i slots of said supporting-brackets; and means forautomatically returning said cam-means to primary position afteractuation thereof.

57. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores,traveling core-supporting means; an endless series of coredecoratingmembers; shafts carrying said members; supporting-brackets for saidshafts having cam-slots engaged by said shafts; endless traveling chainscarrying said brackets; and means for causing said shafts to move insaid cam-slots to efi'ect decoration of the cores, comprising: pivotedmembers disposed in the path of movement of said shafts and providedwith cam-ways,

through which said shafts pass at a predetermined point in their travel,and means for automatically actuating said pivoted members. while theshafts are traveling through the cam-ways thereof.

58. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-corcs,traveling core-supporting means: an endless series of coredecoratmgniembers: shafts carrying said members: supporting-brackets for saidshafts having cam-slots engaged by said shafts; endless traveling chainscarrying said brackets; and means for causing said shafts to move insaid cam-slots to effect through which said shafts pass at apredetermined point in their travel,"a shaft on which said pivotedmembers are carried,'and means forautomatically actuating saidjpiv otedmembers, while the first -mentioned shafts are traveling through thecam-ways thereof. l

59. In a machine for coatin and decorating confectionery-cores, traveing core-supporting means; an endless series of coredecorating members;shafts carrying said members; supporting-brackets for said shafts havingcam-slots engaged by said shafts; endless traveling chains carrying saidbrackets; and means for causing said shafts to move in said cam-slots toeffect decoration of the cores, comprising: pivoted members disposed inthe path of movement of said shafts and provided with cam-ways, throughwhich said shafts pass .at a predetermined point in their travel, andmeans for automatically actuating said pivoted members, while saidfirst-mentioned shafts are traveling through the cam-ways thereof.

60. In a machine for coating and decorating confectionery-cores,traveling core-supporting means; an endless series of coredecoratingmembers; shafts carrying said members; supporting -brackets for saidshafts having cam-slots engaged by said shafts; endless traveling chainscarrying said brackets; means for causing said shafts to move in saidcam-slots to effect decoration of the cores, comprising pivoted membersdisposed in the path of movement of said shafts and providedwith'cam-ways, through which .said shafts pass at a predetermined pointin their travel, and means for automatically actuating said pivotedmembers, while the shafts are traveling through the cam-ways thereof;and means connected with said pivoted members whereby the same may bemanually actuated. irrespective of said automatically-actuating meanstherefor.

61. The combination of a conveyer for the articles to be coated, a tankadapted to contain a coating material, located above said conveyer andprovided with an outlet, and spoons adapted to contact with coatedarticles upon the conveyer and to receive the coating material from saidtank and to deliver it upon the articles as a decoration originating inthe coatings thereon.

62. The combination of a conveyer for the articles to be coated, a tankadapted to contain a coating material, movable spoons for transferringthe coating material from the said tank to the articles carried by theconveyer, and means for jolting'the spoons during such transfermovement.

63. The combination of a conveyer for the articles to be coated,meansfor supporting said conveyer at the ends of its operative portion,means for discharging a coating material upon said articles, mechanismfor vibrating the conveyer at the point Where said material is applied,and means for arresting the vibration at a point of the con veyerbetween the vibrating mechanism and the farther one of said endsupports.

64, The combination of a conveyer for the articles to be coated,supports engaging said conveyer at'the ends of its operatlve portion,means for discharging a'coating material upon said articles, mechanismengaging the conveyer from below, for imparting a vibrating motion tothat portion at which the coating material is supplied, and means forarresting the vibration at-a point of the conveyer between the vibratingmechanism and the farther one of the said end supports.

65. The combination of anapertured conveyer for the articles to becoated, means for discharging a coating material upon said articles, abottoming bar arranged immediately below the conveyer at the point wheresuch material is supplied, another bar bottoming bar arrangedimmediately below the conveyer at the point where such material issupplied; means for jolting said bar and the conveyer, and means forarresting the jolting vibration of the conveyer at a point between thejolting mechanism and one of said end supports.

67. The combination of a conveyer for the articles to be coated, a tankadapted to contain a coatin material, located above said conveyer anprovided with an outlet, and spoons movable toward the conveyer from apoint adjacent to the tank outlet, said spoons being adapted ,to receivethe coating material rom said tank and to deliver it upon the articlescarried by the conve en 68. The combination of a conveyer for thearticles to be coated, a tank, located above the conveyer and adapted tocontain a coating material, and spoons movable between the said tank andthe conveyer, to carry the coating material from the tank to thearticles on the conveyer.

69. The combination of a conveyer for the articles to be coated, a tankadapted to contain a coating material. a gate con movable between thetank and the conveyer, Signed at the city of New York in the to carrythe coating material discharged county of New York and State of New fromsaid outlet, to the articles on the con York, on the 2nd day of August,in the year veyer, and means for operating said gate one thousand ninehundred and eleven.

5' and spoons.

70. The combination of a conveyer for PANAYIO'TIS PANOULIAS. thearticles to be coated, movable members rt for discharging a coatingmaterial on the 1 nesses' articles carried by the conveyer, and meansEMILIE M. BULLOWA,

10 for jolting said members. FRED FRANCE WEISS.

